Nate Salazar

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Lansing is soon going to start manufacturing electric vehicles following a $500 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy. U.S. Energy Secretary—and former Michigan governor—Jennifer Granholm was in Lansing on Thursday to tour General Motors’ Grand River Assembly Plant, which will soon switch to producing electric vehicles. “The United States is back in the global game of getting manufacturing to come here, rather than see it go overseas,” said Granholm. “This…

Keeping pollution out of Michigan’s waterways has been a struggle for cities statewide. For instance, the city of Lansing is nearing the completion of a decades-long project that is handling …

Eaton County is the second county in the state to roll out an anti-overdose drug stronger than Narcan to match the stronger drugs circulating on the street.

Lansing mayor Andy Schor and the Lansing Juneteenth Committee raised the National Juneteenth Flag at City Hall Plaza on Wednesday.

Officials have recovered the artwork that someone stole from last weekend’s East Lansing Art Festival. The artist, Chad Anderson, said he got a phone call from East Lansing Police Department, saying they had found both of his sculptures not far from the festival, which took place in downtown East Lansing. “They found it, like, three blocks north of the art show,” Anderson said. “I think it was just some kids that had a little too much liquid courage, thought it’d be funny carrying it three block…

OLIVET, Mich. (WLNS) -- With constantly evolving technology, the way we go about protecting our children is always changing. Olivet Community Schools is tapping into a new system that takes school safety to another level. The latest update in school security systems is coming in the form of artificial intelligence. The school district officials say this is the kind of security system you can’t even see. “School safety has to be on everyone’s minds, and unfortunately, with stuff we’ve had around…

Ex-prisoners and the families of people serving long sentences, gathered on the Capitol lawn today with one goal in mind, helping people take care of their loved ones behind bars.

FENTON, Mich. (WLNS) – One of the biggest fears for law enforcement is losing their weapon during a struggle with a suspect. Lansing Police say that happened earlier this month. Two detectives had their weapons taken by a suspect during a struggle off Holmes Rd. Two uniformed officers were shot by one of those detectives’ guns. That got the attention of other departments in the state, including the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department and 6 News was invited to see how hard and often the departmen…

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- Lansing Police Department has released body camera video of last week’s officer-involved shooting. Two officers and the suspect were shot in the legs. The video shows the suspect grabbing an officer’s gun, but the suspect’s family says there’s not enough information. The shooting happened last Wednesday, on the 2000 block of Holmes Road at a traffic stop. Police say the suspect, 28-year-old Andrial Ortiz, tried to run away. They say they that’s where the struggle with po…

Jackson Police are on the lookout for a comic book criminal who was caught on video breaking into a downtown storefront.